Iceland - Intentional self-harm 2004

Suicides Iceland 2004

Number of suicides increases in Iceland

In 2004 around 35 suicides occurred in Iceland, 9 more than in 2003.

Iceland reported 12 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 10.53 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 35 recorded suicide cases in 2004, 26 were men suicides and 9 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 17.8 per 100,000 men and for women 6.2 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Iceland suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 3 homicides in Iceland, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 11.7 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2004	9	26	35	6.20	17.80	12.00
2003	6	20	26	4.10	13.80	9.00
2002	10	20	30	7.00	13.90	10.40
2001	8	28	36	5.60	19.60	12.60
2000	8	42	50	5.70	29.80	17.80
1999	7	24	31	5.10	17.30	11.20
1998	7	23	30	5.10	16.80	10.90
1997	7	26	33	5.20	19.10	12.20
1996	5	28	33	3.70	20.80	12.30
1995	5	22	27	3.70	16.40	10.10
1994	4	21	25	3.00	15.70	9.40
1993	7	19	26	5.30	14.40	9.90
1992	5	23	28	3.80	17.60	10.70
1991	8	29	37	6.20	22.40	14.40
1990	5	35	40	3.90	27.40	15.70
1989	6	16	22	4.80	12.60	8.70
1988	5	30	35	4.00	23.90	14.00
1987	14	22	36	11.40	17.80	14.60
1986	12	25	37	9.90	20.50	15.20
1985	7	25	32	5.80	20.60	13.30
1984	7	37	44	5.90	30.70	18.40
1983	7	33	40	5.90	27.70	16.90
1982	7	15	22	6.00	12.70	9.40
1981	4	12	16	3.50	10.30	6.90
1980	10	14	24	8.80	12.20	10.50
1979	4	26	30	3.60	22.80	13.30
1978	3	23	26	2.70	20.40	11.60
1977	4	19	23	3.60	17.00	10.40
1976	4	15	19	3.70	13.50	8.60
1975	8	14	22	7.40	12.70	10.10
1974	6	16	22	5.60	14.70	10.20
1973	6	22	28	5.70	20.50	13.20
1972	6	12	18	5.80	11.40	8.60
1971	2	9	11	2.00	8.60	5.30
1970	4	23	27	4.00	22.30	13.20
1969	6	14	20	6.00	13.60	9.80
1968	2	13	15	2.00	12.80	7.40
1967	8	24	32	8.10	23.90	16.10
1966	6	31	37	6.20	31.40	18.90
1965	3	19	22	3.20	19.60	11.40
1964	2	15	17	2.10	15.70	9.00
1963	3	12	15	3.30	12.80	8.10
1962	4	13	17	4.40	14.10	9.30
1961	5	14	19	5.60	15.50	10.60
1960	6	8	14	6.90	9.00	8.00

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